City vs city
Ankeny vs Dallas Center, IA
Ankeny currently scores 5 points higher overall than Dallas Center, with the largest gap in tornado.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Ankeny: 50/100 · Dallas Center: 45/100
Ankeny is 5 points higher.
Flood
Ankeny: 57/100 · Dallas Center: 43/100
Ankeny is 14 points higher.
Ankeny: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Dallas Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ankeny: 18/100 · Dallas Center: 18/100
No gap.
Ankeny: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Dallas Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ankeny: 58/100 · Dallas Center: 57/100
Ankeny is 1 points higher.
Ankeny: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Dallas Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ankeny: 62/100 · Dallas Center: 38/100
Ankeny is 24 points higher.
Ankeny: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dallas Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ankeny: 100/100 · Dallas Center: 95/100
Ankeny is 5 points higher.
Ankeny: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dallas Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ankeny: Unavailable · Dallas Center: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ankeny: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Dallas Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ankeny: 28/100 · Dallas Center: 32/100
Dallas Center is 4 points higher.
Ankeny: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Dallas Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ankeny: 28/100 · Dallas Center: 30/100
Dallas Center is 2 points higher.
Ankeny: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Dallas Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.